Tag: 2024 elections
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Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Two candidates lead in media attention and polls: Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) and Carol Murphy (D). Incumbent Andrew Kim (D), who was first elected in 2018, is running for the U.S. Senate. This is the first open…
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Initiative that aims to limit campaign contributions to super PACs certified in Maine for Nov. 2024
In Maine, voters will decide on an initiative to limit campaign contributions to $5,000 from individuals and entities to political action committees that make independent expenditures, also known as super PACS. The ballot initiative was indirect, meaning the legislature had the option to approve the initiative outright. The Maine State Legislature adjourned on April 17…
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Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives are taking place on May 28, 2024
Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives are taking place on May 28, 2024. There were 59 contested Republican primaries on March 5, 2024, 46 of which had an incumbent on the ballot. Nine incumbent House Republicans lost in the primaries and 29 advanced to the general election without going to a…
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Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. Four lead in media attention: John Hostettler (R), Dominick Kavanaugh (R), Mark Messmer (R), and Kristi Risk (R). Incumbent Larry Bucshon (R), who was first elected in 2016, is not running for re-election. This is the first open race in the district…
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Five incumbents defeated in Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives
There were 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent ran in 19 of those primaries. Five incumbents lost in the primaries, the most since at least 2012. The 2024 elections took place in the context of a conflict within the House Republican caucus over the election of…
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Fewer Iowa legislators retiring this year than 2022
There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Iowa. Sixteen incumbents (three in the Senate and 13 in the House) did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 22. In 2022, 40 incumbents (11 in the Senate and 29 in…
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Six U.S. House primaries are contested in Nevada this year—tying with 2014 for the fewest this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Nevada was March 15, 2024. Twenty-two candidates are running for Nevada’s four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 17 Republicans. That’s 5.5 candidates per district, less than the 8.25 candidates per district in 2022, the 10.0 candidates per district in 2020, and the 10.5…
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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024. Fifty-five candidates are running for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 30 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 3.9 candidates per district, lower than the 5.9 candidates per district in 2022 and the 5.5 in 2020. This is the first election…
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Wisconsin voters approve Questions 1 and 2 to ban private funding of elections and authorize only election officials to administer elections
Voters approved two constitutional amendments related to election administration on April 2, 2024. Question 1 received 54.4% of the vote, and Question 2 received 58.6%. Question 1 prohibited the state and local governments from applying or accepting non-governmental funds or equipment for election administration. Question 2 provided that only election officials designated by law may…
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77% of last March’s elections were uncontested
Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states, 77% of which were uncontested. That’s up from February when 46% of the 318 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…